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How do I measure for care home curtains?
One of the biggest questions we get asked from our customers is how to measure for your curtains.
As every pair of curtains from Edison & Day® is made-to-measure, this means they are unfortunately non-returnable. Understandably, one of our customers' biggest fears is them measuring the curtains incorrectly and therefore having the curtains not fit!
That’s why we have put together a comprehensive guide on how to measure for curtains and blinds to make sure that we get it right the first time.
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What do I need to provide to ensure my curtains will fit?
The overall width and the overall drop. That’s it, we work out the rest! Simple right?
How to measure the width
If there is a track or a curtain pole already in place where your new curtains are going to go, simply measure the width of this track and this is your overall width.
If however, there is no track or pole in place we recommend that you measure the width of the window opening and then add 300mm (150mm to each side of the window opening) onto the width of the window opening. (Window Opening + 300mm = Overall Width)
There is no need for you to add on extra width to allow for gather, we allow for gather in-house. If you add on extra width for gather you can run the risk of your curtains not stacking back neatly when the curtains are open.
How to measure the drop
Before you start to measure the drop, first you need to decide where you would like the curtains to finish, sill length, just below the sill or floor length.
We recommend the following:
Curtains on tracks: Measure the drop from the top of the track so that the curtain hides the track down to your desired length.
Eyelet curtains: Measure the drop from the top of the pole down to your desired length. Please note that we add 3cm allowance above the eyelets as standard.
Curtains on a pole: Measure the drop from the small metal ring (eye) at the bottom of each curtain ring (see diagram) down to your desired length. Measuring from the eye on the bottom of the ring will prevent the pole or the rings from being obscured by the curtain.
I trust this article has been helpful in helping you learn how to measure for curtains but if you still have some questions, we are more than happy to help you, either view our chairs below or contact us and we will be more than happy to go through your questions with you.
Who is Edison & Day?
We are a UK manufacturer of care home furniture and have been supplying the market with high-quality furniture for 15 years, we create furniture and experiences that have the personal touch.
We have the largest care home furniture selection in the UK that is available to order online and with our industry-leading Dayex service, you can have your new furniture in as little as 5 working days.
